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Yes We Can- Will.I.Am
Song activity with Will.I.Am�s version of Obama�s "Yes, I Am" speech. There are three types of activities and a key on page two. Thanks.
Level: elementary
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 13


 
Phrasal verbs: Friends
Phrasal verbs activity working with definitions. Teacher�s notes are on page 3. Thanks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 4


 
Listening: Clip from Friends- gap fill
A short listening activity with the following clip from Friends: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_ESeEZD_OY The clip is only 2:30 minutes, so I used this as a warmer for my class, before talking about how friends support us and then going on to talk about affixes, with the word "friend" as a starter. Thanks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: others
Downloads: 18


 
Reading and Webquest: Artist Van Gogh and the Museum
A reading and webquest article. Student must first find the art related vocabulary in the text, then look at the van Gogh museum website to fill in the paragraph headings and find out other information about the museum. Links and key included. Thanks.
Level: advanced
Age: 13-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 16


 
Reading: 10 management practices to throw overboard (Bloomberg Business Week)
Reading article with before reading activities (opinion writing and vocabulary) and after reading questions. Thanks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 4


 
Phrasal verbs: Travel
A two worksheet activity to introduce or practice phrasal verbs related to travel. There are teacher�s notes with a key on page 3. Elise
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 9


 
Video: Troy Davis execution- race vs rights- listening
Students do the pre-watching activity as a warm up to the topic of the death penalty. Then they listen and complete the blanks. There is a vocabulary activity afterwards. There is a key on the second page. This could be used in tandem with my reading activity about Tory Davis execution and the protests on Twitter: http://www.eslprintables.com/pr...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 26


 
Prefixes game
To practice word formation- prefixes. I have uploaded a powerpoint that explains these in detail (http://www.eslprintables.com/powerpoint.asp?id=49327#thetop). Instructions: By adding the appropriate prefix to the words in the box create a new word. For example, if the word is �read� and in the brackets under is written �(again)�, you need to wr...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 67


 
Question battle- review of past tense questions
Students work in pairs to make past tense simple questions. Students judge of their partner�s responses are correct. When correct, they write an X to "blast" the square. If not, the square stays blank for their partner to try again. Try to encourage students to create open questions using How often, how many, when, where, how etc. Thnanks.
Level: elementary
Age: 14-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 7


 
Passive voice- newspaper article
A lesson plan for a reading exercise looking at the passive voice. The article is from the Daily Mail newspaper (UK) about the arrest of a TV soap opera star. The lesson plan focusses on the usage of the passive rather than structure and form. Thanks.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 84

 


Make and do
A simple presentation to elicit the phrases for make and do, to illustrate the rules at a basic level. Thanks.

Level: elementary
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 43


Adverb position
Powerpoint outlining the rules for adverb position, including when there is more than only adverb in a sentence. Practice included at the end. Thanks.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 170


Adverbs
An overview of adverbs including: Adverbs modifying advectives, past participles etc. Adverb formation Spelling rules Adverbs and adjectives with same form Adjectives with an adverb form Adverbs with two forms Adverb form in informal English. Goes well with this game: http://www.onestopeng...

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 34


Like and as for similarity
A presentation with examples to express similarity with like and as.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 25


Past expressing present or future time
A powerpoint slide outlining the use of past tenses with a present or future meaning for: I wish/If only Second conditional As if/as though It�s (about/high) time There are some practice activities at the end. Thanks

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 18


Adjectives: -ing & -ed
Using love as a context, students explore -ing and -ed adjective forms. There are notes on the PPT slides. After slide 11 students can work on: http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=567555#thetop On slide 13 there is a link (a MS Word icon) to a document for students to match the diffe...

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 45


Word formation 2
There is a general introduction followed by a specific focus on suffixes -ful, -less and -able/ible and the prefixes for the opposites of adjectives. Thanks.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 21


Word formation
This presentation focusses on prefixes and suffixes in general, before looking specifically at forming nouns from verbs and adjectives. I have included my notes on the presentation. Thanks.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 39


Introduction to the Passive Voice
An introduction to the passive using celebrities who commit crimes as the context (Hugh Grant and OJ Simpson). The presentation includes notes (quite detailed as I like a script!). Please excuse the references to Brazil, where I teach. Hope it is helpful.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 6


1st, 2nd and 3rd conditionals
A presentation with examples explanation and practice for 1st, 2nd and 3rd conditionals. Includes examples with unless and alternatives for "would". Hope it helps.

Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 29

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